JAL decides to join oneworld, keeping benefits from the bilateral tie-ups

JAL announced on October 25 this year thatit has decided to join oneworld alliance. Although it is likely to take JAL about a year to join the alliance officially, JAL expectsto start possible membership services even before it becomes an official member. JAL is expected to be a leading member airline in Asia particularly, following American Airlines in North America or British Airways in Europe. Other oneworld members are Aer Lingus, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LAN and Qantas.

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JAL decides to join oneworld, keeping benefits from the bilateral tie-ups
Industry
*Airbus makes much of bothselling and industrial cooperation in Japan
*MHI took an order of a People Mover from Atlanta Airport
Airport
*Narita increases cargo flights during the winter schedule
*Narita slightly decreasedpassengers for the first half of FY2005
*Kansai handles the most international flights ever during the winter schedule
*Centrair handles more flights for winter than those for summer
Airline
*Airlines carried 1.2% more domestic passengers for the first half of FY2005
*JAL plans to serve directcharter flights to Marshall next GW
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No more "paper pilot"

ANA ties up with Japan Post to launch a new cargo airline

ANA and Japan Post jointly announced on October 20 that the pair has agreed a strategic tie-up for international air cargo services in accordance with the privatization of Japan Post. As one of the strategies, both companies will first launch a new cargo airline after April next year to develop internationalexpress distribution services targeting the Asian market particularly.

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ANA ties up with Japan Post to launch a new cargo airline
Airline
*Bali bombing forces JAL to shrink flights for Indonesia
*Varig will leave Japan next January
*JFAIU proposes capacity expansion at airports in the Tokyo Metropolitan
*JAL air transport result for August 2005
Airport
*Kansai international passengers leveled off in September
*NAA starts demonstrating more precise explosives inspection
Industry
*KHI delivers the first RTM322 to the Defense Agency
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The Analects of Confucius to human factor

SKY intends to outgrow from odds and ends to real LCC

Skymark Airlines (SKY) President Shinichi Nishikubo declared at a news conference on October 12 that the airline will be reborn from next spring, changing its business strategy to a real low cost carrier (LCC) offering thorough low airfares. Under the new strategy, SKY will focus its business on major profitable routes and at the same time stop in-flight services to becomethe same LCC as in America or Europe.

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SKY intends to outgrow from odds and ends to real LCC
Airline
*JAL Domestic places saferoperation as top priority
*JAL extends code-sharing flights in domestic China
*COA strengthens sales activities for new flight services
*JTA carried the most passengers ever for the first half
Administartion
*Star Flyer finally ensures 12 return flights daily
Airport
*Passenger cancellations from Kansai to Bali are smaller than expected
Space
*JAXA succeeded in the second test flight of SST
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Just 6,500 yen to Centrairfrom Nagano

*JAL Group changesthe corporate structure for more effective business

JAL Group announced on October 5 that it will merge JAL Domestic, operating company for the domestic flight business, into JAL International on October 1 2006 as one of the corporate structure reforms. Japan Airlines Corporation will be retained as the Group holding company. Also, JAL Sales, the group travel products sales company, will be merged into JAL International to transfer its air ticket sales business to JAL International on April 1 2006.

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JAL Group changes the corporate structure for more effective business
Airport
*NAA will develop another taxiway for the B runway extended northward
*Centrair continued increasing passengers for August
Airline
*Galaxy Airlines is preparing to apply for a license to the Ministry next January
*FIN is preparing to beginCentrair-Helsinki flights next June
*The rise of fuel price force the U.S. carriers to reduce trans-Pacific flights
Space
*JAXA launches Aviation Program Group
Industry
*ANA will build a new engine maintenance facility at Haneda Airport
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Miracle operation

*Charter flights from Taiwan to Hokuriku have largely been increasing

Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures have been increasing charter flights from Taiwan since the beginning of thisfiscal year in accordance with higher popularity to the Hokuriku region among Taiwanese tourists.

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Headline
Charter flights from Taiwan to Hokuriku have largely been increasing
Airport
*NAA resigns with New Yorkairport authority for sister airports
*Narita reduced both Japanese and foreign passengers in August
Airline
*Emirates hopes to add seven flights weekly on its routes for Japan
*Aichi Expo stirred up domestic flight demand in August
*ANA deepens business relations with Shanghai Airlines
Industry
*IHI took an order of CF34-8 maintenance from ASA
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